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Article R134-10 of the French Commercial code

In the event of the death of a commercial agent, the obligation to apply for deregistration falls to his heirs or universal successors, through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1.

When the Registrar has received proof of the death of a registered person, and if the heirs or universal successors fail to comply with the provisions of the previous paragraph, the Registrar shall automatically deregister that person one year after the date of death and at the same time transmit a file to the electronic one-stop shop implemented by the single body, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 123-1.

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Article R134-10

En cas de décès d’un agent commercial, l’obligation de demander la radiation incombe à ses héritiers ou ayants cause à titre universel, par l’intermédiaire de l’organisme unique mentionné à l’article R. 123-1.

Lorsque le greffier a reçu la preuve du décès d’une personne immatriculée, et faute par les héritiers ou ayants cause à titre universel de se conformer aux dispositions de l’alinéa précédent, il procède d’office à la radiation de cette personne un an après la date du décès et transmet concomitamment un dossier auprès du guichet unique électronique mis en œuvre par l’organisme unique, conformément aux dispositions de l’article R. 123-1.

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